Website

https://floridadep.gov/rcp/nerr-apalachicola/content/ecosystem-science-programs-anerr

Region(s)

NW

Summary

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Monitoring

Parameters

Water depth (m), species composition, shoot density, percent occurrence (by % and Braun-Blanquet), canopy height, and degree of epiphytization (low, medium, high), salinity (ppt), temperature (C), surface and bottom dissolved oxygen (%), turbidity (NTU), secchi depth (m), pH and water color, grain-size analysis and percent organic analysis

Notes

Application

To monitor distribution and density of ephemeral SAV species in response to salinity fluctuations in Apalachicola Bay.

Publications

Internal use

Start

2003

End

2004

Frequency

Variable

Method

transects, quadrats, cores, YSI meters

Discontinuity

Data Location

Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve

Data Format

.xls

Habitats

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Water Column

SEACAR Citation

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP); Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve. (2004). Apalachicola Bay Ephemeral SAV Monitoring. Updated 06/30/2020. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/997

Alternative Citation

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